Tea Sets
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
1870s Danish Antique Tea Sets
Silver
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
1950s American Vintage Tea Sets
Ceramic
2010s French Tea Sets
Earthenware
20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Porcelain
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Silver Plate
1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Tea Sets
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Tea Sets
Mahogany
1930s Vintage Tea Sets
Silver
19th Century Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
1960s Austrian Vintage Tea Sets
Stoneware
19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Tea Sets
Copper
20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Silver
19th Century French Antique Tea Sets
Silver Plate
18th Century European Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
1980s Austrian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Edwardian Tea Sets
Silver Plate
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Modern Tea Sets
Enamel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets
Silver
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Tea Sets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Ceramic
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Ceramic
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Silver Plate
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Stoneware
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Porcelain
19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Tea Sets
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Ceramic
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Silver, Sterling Silver
17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Ceramic
1870s American Antique Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Copper
Mid-20th Century Industrial Tea Sets
Stainless Steel
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Tea Sets
Ceramic
19th Century North American Antique Tea Sets
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Ceramic
1930s English Vintage Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Tea Sets
Silver Plate
Antique, New and Vintage Tea Sets
Ready to serve high tea and brunch for your family and friends? Start with the right antique, new or vintage tea set.
Tea is a multicultural, multinational beverage and isn’t confined to any particular lifestyle or age group. It has humble beginnings, and one of its best-known origin stories places the first cups of tea in 2700 B.C. in China, where it was recognized for its medicinal properties. Jump ahead to 17th-century England, when Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. During the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England. Today, more than 150 million people reportedly drink tea daily in the United States.
Early tea drinkers enjoyed their beverage in a bowl, and English potters eventually added a handle to the porcelain bowls so that burning your fingers became less of a teatime hazard. With the rise in the popularity of teatime, tea sets, also referred to as tea service, became a hot commodity.
During Queen Victoria’s reign, teakettles and coffeepots were added to tea services that were quite large — indeed, small baked goods were served with your drink back then, and a tea set could include many teacups and saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.
During the early 1920s, a sterling-silver full tea service and tray designed by Tiffany & Co. might include a hot-water kettle on a stand, a coffeepot, teapot, a creamer with a small lip spout, a waste bowl and a bowl for sugar, which the British were stirring into tea as early as the 18th century.
But you don’t have to limit your tea set to Victorian or Art Deco styles — shake up teatime with an artful contemporary service. If the bold porcelain cups and saucers by Italian brand Seletti are too unconventional for your otherwise subdued tea circle, find antique services on 1stDibs from Japan, France and other locales as well as vintage mid-century modern tea sets and neoclassical designs.